Maui's paddle vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Elaphoglossum crassicaule compared with Thyroptera discifera

Key Differences

• Maui's paddle is Endangered while Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Maui's paddle	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Elaphoglossum	Thyroptera
Species	Elaphoglossum crassicaule	Thyroptera discifera

Conservation Status

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Maui's paddle	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.